To add on to my previous post, I'm gonna talk about a very common health problem in Singapore - Gastric ulcer (a.k.a Gastric)

Contrary to popular belief, gastric ulcer is NOT caused by irregular eating habits or lack of eating, rather it is caused by contaminated food with bacteria Helicobacter Pylori.

How the belief came about was probably because the pain will subside when food is consumed, hence people assume that the lack of food is the cause of it.  However, it is important to note that food can only relieve the pain and not actually cure it.

To cure it, you can take antibiotics. (And hope it works...) Alternatively, you can take drugs that neutralizes gastric acid or inhibits the production of it.

That's about all that I can remember about gastric ulcer.

For more detailed information, check it out @ www.medicinenet.com

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My dad is especially particular about me having regular meals. He will be aggravated if he comes to discover that I haven't eaten a meal. Even until now.

When I was younger, he would call me up specially to ask if I have eaten. Ya to that extent. Thankfully, he stopped doing that now.

He also takes his meals at regular timings. For example, at maybe 12pm, he needs to take his lunch. So what happened was, once I woke up late and had breakfast at 11am. To my amusement/surprise, he actually wanted me to have lunch at 12 plus?!

HAHA. That's him, he's quite funny.

He would always say "Later got gastric then you know ah..." But now I know better heh heh.

 

So anyway, always remember to say GRACE before eating.